
It Really Happened: 100% Financing for an $8m Business
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We caution against thinking you can find it: 100% seller financing. But Renan Cortez did — and on a sizable business.
Topics in Renan’s interview:
- His background as an Army medic
- Learning about acquisition via Codie Sanchez
- Using a virtual assistant to search for a business
- Negotiating a 100% seller note
- Feeling motivated by philanthropy
- Spending too much money too fast after transition
- Getting a bridge loan to make payroll
- Rebranding the restoration company
- Raising capital for growth
- His large roll-up vision
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